[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2988]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING NEW JERSEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE TOMMY JAMES

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 16, 2017

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Cedar Grove 
resident and recent New Jersey Hall of Fame inductee, Tommy James. Mr. 
James is a pop-rock musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and 
is one of the fifteen new inductees to the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
  America in the 1960s was a time of significant cultural and musical 
development. From Tommy James to the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, 
Jimi Hendrix, and a young New Jerseyan named Bruce Springsteen 
receiving his first guitar from his mother in 1964, the artists from 
the 1960s shaped the music landscape forever.
  In the 1960s, a young, outspoken and politically active generation 
often told their stories through music and art. As a young person 
during this era, I can attest to the importance of the messages 
conveyed by musicians about contemporary society and their unwavering 
belief in building a better America for future generations.
  The State of New Jersey can bestow no higher honor on one of our 
citizens than induction into our Hall of Fame and I congratulate Tommy 
James, who helped to influence generations of musicians.
  Mr. Speaker, with an award-winning music career spanning over three 
decades and countless contributions to our State and its citizens, I 
urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating Tommy James to his 
induction to the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

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